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“The Conservative Supreme Court Has Arrived: From abortion and religion to guns and administrative law, ‘I don’t think Justice Thomas has ever had a better term,’ leading appellate litigator Paul Clement says.”

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“The Conservative Supreme Court Has Arrived: From abortion and religion to guns and administrative law, ‘I don’t think Justice Thomas has ever had a better term,’ leading appellate litigator Paul Clement says.”

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US Supreme Court hears arguments on relief available under disability protection laws

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The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in Perez v. Perez filed a complaint with the state’s Department of Education, saying that his school failed to give him a proper education and violated a variety of state and federal law. IDEA requires complainants to “exhaust” the administrative process before beginning litigation.

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Why Climate Litigation in South Africa Matters

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Credit: Tobias Reich, Unsplash The Sabin Center’s Global Climate Change Litigation Database currently lists over 2000 cases. And what do they say about the future of climate litigation in the country? The country also has a strong tradition of public interest litigation , with roots in the anti-apartheid struggle.

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

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The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Civil law cases.

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Justice Mahmud Jamal becomes first person of color to sit on Canada Supreme Court

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named the Honorable Mahmud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on Thursday. Jamal will replace the retiring Justice Rosalie Abella, and becomes the first person of color to sit on Canada’s highest court. The selection process follows the guidelines of the Supreme Court Act of 1985.

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UN Draft Treaty on Transnational Business Enterprises and Human Rights in the Making: Raising the Global Bar in Corporate Litigation

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Violating obligations under the Treaty can result in victims claiming remedies before national courts, including the right to ecological restoration and environmental remediation. Ecological restoration and environmental remediation are some responses to climate change, and thereby this Treaty is likely to impact future climate litigation.

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Litigation continues over public charge immigration rule

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Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. Last term, the court dismissed as improvidently granted, or “DIG”ed , a case brought by Republican-controlled states challenging the government’s repeal of a Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule.